Updated forum software

[1st 5er]

Now to go back and figure out how to unchoose Lv.2 option.


P.S.
Thanks...

LOL. I need to do the same. Just go to tools/add-ons and choose "remove" on that add-on.

Went back and chose Lv.0.

[1st 5er]

Still no "LIKE" buttons.

[Ron535i]

External links should be underlined, have an icon, and open in a new window now. I found a fairly elegant mod that doesn't change the SQL tables.

Thank you for doing this!

I was one of the few that missed this feature a lot with the new software. I didn't want to complain about it before since I'm mainly a lurker here, though I'm a long time lurker. I also didn't want to bitch about a feature no longer working on the site when you could make it happen with relearned behavior on the mouse buttons. This site has given me years of information and entertainment and I thank you much for it..!

BTW, the icons don't look skank to me...

[HealeyBN7]

Maybe it's just me, but after using this new interface and layout, unfortunately, I find it much more tedious and tiresome on the eyes to read and navigate posts.

I vote this change in layout and coloring of the forum as a big thumbs down, and seem to have noticed that this forum has become less active over the last two weeks, likely for similar reasons.

Any way we can improve the readability of posts (it used to be much better...)

I don't want to complain, but the font is impossibly small even after increasing the size (it is smaller then all other windows system fonts and footnote page fonts), and hard to read the font color on the dark background. I too am spending far less time reading and contributing... Is there anything that can be done?

Dean

[tig]

I don't want to complain, but the font is impossibly small even after increasing the size (it is smaller then all other windows system fonts and footnote page fonts), and hard to read the font color on the dark background. I too am spending far less time reading and contributing... Is there anything that can be done?

Dean

I think your computer must be broken.

On a fresh install of Windows 7, using IE with default settings the font size on mye28.com is typical size. No bigger, no smaller, than anything else.

What browser do you use?

When you say "after increasing the size" what, precisely do you mean. Modern browsers do a great job of making text larger. In Firefox, for example, increasing the font size looks like this. Same in Chrome.



So even if you don't like the site's font size you can easily change it in your browser.

But I still think something's wrong with your computer.

[Jeremy]

I can confirm that text scaling works properly in Chrome and FireFox in Windows 7 as well. I never noticed that the emoji get bigger/smaller as well. That's kinda awesome.

What OS and browser are you using and how are you trying to change the font size?

[HealeyBN7]

Thanks guys for jumping in to help. I am using Firefox 30.0 and Windows 8.1. I can toggle the font size using the "^A^" feature on the top right of the web page but that probably changes the font from 3 or 4 point to 6 point at best. While typing in this white background text box the font is bigger (6 point), but once it is displayed on the forum it shrinks to 4 point.

Here is a couple screen shots. You can see that the displayed font is smaller then the windows tab fonts, which are small already. By the way I don't have a vision problem:)... up close that is.



And another shot...



Dean

[Jeremy]

Honestly, that looks normal to me. What size and resolution is your monitor?

Hold down CTRL and move your scroll forward and back. Down will scale the website smaller, up will scale it larger. This is a feature built into at least FireFox and Chrome, not sure about IE.

[demetk]

I am using Firefox 30.0 and Windows 8.1. I can toggle the font size using the "^A^" feature on the top right of the web page but that probably changes the font from 3 or 4 point to 6 point at best. While typing in this white background text box the font is bigger (6 point), but once it is displayed on the forum it shrinks to 4 point.

Try going to tools/options/content and choose a minimum font size. I have a minimum font size of 12 and the site displays nicely.

[HealeyBN7]

Honestly, that looks normal to me. What size and resolution is your monitor?

Hold down CTRL and move your scroll forward and back. Down will scale the website smaller, up will scale it larger. This is a feature built into at least FireFox and Chrome, not sure about IE.

Wonderful!!!! My new favorite feature was right under my nose. Firefox allows me to scale just the text using the method you pointed out above and it even seems to save the settings. Thanks Jeremy, now I can finish my S38 build .

Dean

[Frybrid 524td]

I guess I really do dislike change more than I thought. I find myself visiting the site much less ever since the update.

[tig]

Weird. I'm visiting more.

[cddallara]

Is it a mobile device thing that the 'back button' doesn't work?
I'll go to a section, say 'parts for sale'.
Click on a topic, read it.
When I click 'back' to go to the section menu again, it gives me a 'page does not exit' script.
This is on an iphone4, if that matters.

[garageboy]

Apologies if this has been asked before. I did a bunch of different searches, and decided this would be the best place to post this note.

I noticed a bit of a double-post of mine earlier, and then realized unless I'm looking but not seeing, there is no way to delete my notes. I can't believe I'm the only one to notice this, and was surprised this wasn't already discussed. So I must be missing something. Please advise?

[Justin_FL]

Edit the post and check the box to delete the message. I see an "x" next to the edit button from within the thread view but that doesn't appear for non-moderators, IIRC.